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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestones in the lives
4 of citizens of the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten of Salem, Illinois has been named
6 the recipient of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award by
7 the Illinois Humanities Council in conjunction with her hard
8 work promoting the history of Salem; and
9 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten was nominated for this award by
10 Salem Mayor Leonard E. Ferguson; and
11 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten is the person with answers to
12 questions about Salem; from her knowledge of William Jennings
13 Bryan, the GI Bill of Rights, Miracle Whip (all have their
14 origins in Salem, to the Salem oil fields, to her ability to
15 provide historical and educational tours, Doris Whitten truly
16 is someone who makes Salem the Spirit and Space of Southern
17 Illinois; and
18 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten has served as a member and Past
19 Chair of the Salem Historical and Patriotical Commission, the
20 City and County Sesquicentennial and Bicentennial
21 Commissions, Chair of the Salem Tourism Board, Co-Chairman of
22 the Little Egypt Parade, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary of
23 the GI Bill of Rights Celebration, the William Jennings Bryan
24 Mural Committee, and the Marion County Soldiers and Sailors
25 Reunion Committee; and
26 WHEREAS, Doris Whitten has received numerous awards,
27 including the Modern Woodmen Insurance Outstanding Citizen
28 Award, the Most Outstanding Women in Salem, the International
29 Who's Who in Community Service Award, the 1998 Chamber of
30 Commerce Outstanding Community Service Award, and was
31 nominated for the President's Volunteer Action Award; and she
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1 has her name placed on the "Wall of Fame" in the National
2 Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca, New York; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate Doris Whitten on receiving the Studs Terkel
6 Humanities Service Award from the Illinois Humanities
7 Council; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Doris Whitten.